Everything you need to know about the Michelin Guide coming to Atlanta

On Oct. 24, Michelin North America will announce which restaurants will be awarded a Michelin Star, Bib Gourmand or another Michelin Guide distinction.

The announcement will take place at the Rialto Center for the Arts. Attendance, which will include chefs from Michelin award-winning restaurants, is by invitation only.

Chef Craig Richards, who owns Midtown restaurant Lyla Lila, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a July interview that Michelin has “always been a big deal” for him.

“I didn’t think I’d ever work in a city that had Michelin,” said Richards. “It didn’t cross my mind that it was ever going to happen. It’s a huge deal. Everyone knows what Michelin represents.”

Gunter Seeger, who was the first Atlanta chef to win a James Beard Award and was also awarded Michelin stars at two different restaurants, said Atlanta as a whole will benefit from its addition to the Michelin Guide.

“There will be a tremendous amount of pushing chefs more, and opening up the culinary market in a different way,” said Seeger, who is in the process of opening a new restaurant in Atlanta. “I wondered why Michelin was going first to other cities and not Atlanta, but everything takes time. You need to have the right group of chefs, and this is all here now. The product is here and I’m very excited about it.

The full Michelin Guide Atlanta will be available on the Michelin website and iOS and Android app. Both are free and include all the Michelin-rated restaurants and hotels around the world.

So what do you need to know before the big day?

Find out what the arrival of the guide could mean for Atlanta, and get a breakdown of all the ways Atlanta restaurants might get recognized